Waymo Robotaxi Circles Phoenix Airport Parking Lot, Passengers Get A Bonus Tour They Didn't Ask For
Waymo Robotaxi Circles Phoenix Airport Parking Lot, Passengers Get A Bonus Tour They Didn't Ask For
The incident follows Waymo's recent safety report with A Waymo robotaxi passenger's trip to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport hit a snag when the autonomous vehicle, operated by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), became stuck circling a parking lot roundabout for several minutes, highlighting ongoing challenges in self-driving technology deployment.
一位Waymo機器人出租車乘客前往鳳凰城天空港國際機場的旅程出現了問題，這輛由Alphabet Inc.（納斯達克：GOOGL）（納斯達克：GOOG）運營的自動駕駛汽車在一個停車場環形交叉口繞圈數分鐘，突顯了自動駕駛技術部署中持續存在的挑戰。
What Happened: The incident, documented by passenger Mike Johns on TikTok and reported by ABC15, resulted in a five-minute delay and a refunded trip.
發生了什麼：乘客邁克·約翰斯在TikTok上記錄了這一事件，並被ABC15報道，導致該行程延誤了五分鐘，並獲得了退款。
This event comes as Waymo reports significant growth, providing over 150,000 weekly paid trips across its network – a tripling of service since June. The company recently announced expansion plans to Tokyo in early 2025 and Miami in 2026, while maintaining Phoenix as its largest operating area at 315 square miles.
這一事件發生之際，Waymo報告顯示其顯著增長，每週提供超過150,000個有償行程，服務量自六月份以來增加了三倍。該公司最近宣佈計劃在2025年初擴展到東京，並在2026年擴展到邁阿密，同時保持鳳凰城作爲其最大的運營區域，面積爲315平方英里。
The incident follows Waymo's recent safety report with Swiss Re, showing an 88% reduction in property damage claims and a 92% reduction in bodily injury claims compared to human drivers over 25.3 million miles. However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating 31 reports of crashes and alleged traffic violations involving Waymo vehicles.
這一事件發生在Waymo最近與瑞士再保險公司發佈安全報告之後，報告顯示與人類駕駛者相比，在2530萬英里的行駛中，財產損失索賠減少了88%，人身傷害索賠減少了92%。然而，國家公路交通安全管理局正在調查31份關於涉及Waymo車輛的碰撞和涉嫌交通違規的報告。
This passenger was stuck in a loop while trying to take a Waymo to the airport. ABC15's Adam Mintzer spoke to the man about his experience. pic.twitter.com/QdI8m39ynO
— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) January 5, 2025
這位乘客在試圖乘坐Waymo前往機場時被困在了一個循環中。ABC15的亞當·敏策採訪了這位男士，了解他的經歷。pic.twitter.com/QdI8m39ynO
— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) 2025年1月5日
Why It Matters: The timing is particularly noteworthy as competitor General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) recently shuttered its Cruise autonomous unit following a serious accident in October 2023. GM has shifted focus to combining its autonomous and assisted driving development for personal vehicles rather than robotaxis.
爲什麼這很重要：這一時機尤其值得注意，因爲競爭對手通用汽車公司（紐交所：GM）最近關閉了其Cruise自動駕駛部門，此前在2023年10月發生了一起嚴重事故。通用汽車已轉變爲將其自動駕駛與輔助駕駛的發展結合起來，專注於個人車輛，而非機器人出租車。
Despite the roundabout incident, Waymo CEO Sundar Pichai remains confident in the technology's progress, recently identifying Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) as their main competitor in the autonomous driving space.
儘管發生了環形交叉口的事件，Waymo首席執行官桑達爾·皮查伊仍對技術的進展充滿信心，最近將特斯拉公司（納斯達克：TSLA）確定爲他們在自動駕駛領域的主要競爭對手。
"Obviously Tesla is a leader in the space. It looks to me like Tesla and Waymo are the top two," Pichai said at The New York Times DealBook summit.
"顯然，特斯拉在這一領域處於領先地位。在我看來，特斯拉和Waymo是前兩名，”皮查伊在《紐約時報》DealBook峯會上說。
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Photo courtesy: Waymo
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